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- ↑ "Patricia Dillon Cafferata - State Bar Of Nevada". Archived from the original on 13 December 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ Patricia D. Cafferata papers, 93-69
- ↑ Our Campaigns.com-Patty Cafferata
- ↑ Patty Cafferata Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Patty D. Cafferata, Nevada Legislative Manual 1983
